By Cheryl Francis Asansol, Nov. 9, 2018: A group of students from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, used their Puja holidays to bring the message of cleanliness to tribals in a remote village in West Bengal. “Xavier’s ka sapna, swachh rahe Bharat apna (Xavier’s dream, let our India be clean),” echoedContinue Reading

By Leon Bent Mumbai, Nov. 9, 2018: “Dasara, derived from the Sanskrit Dasha-hara meaning, “remover of bad fate,” is among the most important festivals celebrated in India. Regional spellings include Dashera, Dussera and Dussehra; following the ten-day grand, devotional, ethnic Gujarati, scintillating, delighting-the-senses, festival of Navratri. Diwali, the festival ofContinue Reading

Xuanhua, China, Nov 8, 2018: Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China’s Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews reported Nov. 6. The publication wrote Nov. 5 that the priests are being “indoctrinated on the religious policy of the Chinese government … because theyContinue Reading

By: Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Nov 9: The ‘Anjappam’ collective initiated by a Capuchin priest to feed the hungry with love and respect has opened its fourth branch in Changanacherry in Kottayam district in Kerala on Nov 1st. The latest addition located in Panachikkal Buildings in the heart of Changanassery townContinue Reading

By Teresa Kotturan New York, November 8, 2018: (Sister Teresa Kotturan, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, was one of the participants at the seventh Parliament of World Religions that ended on November 7 at Toronto, Canada. The Indian nun represented the Sisters of Charity Federation NGOContinue Reading

By Udayanath Bishoyi Kolkata, Nov. 8, 2018: Catholic priests of today need to walk the talk, says a bishop from Odisha, eastern India. “Walk the talk is to live the gospel values in day today life. The type of leadership in Pope Francis is participatory leadership. Then only any changesContinue Reading

Vatican City, Nov. 8, 2018: Priests should get online if they want to connect with people who may no longer attend church but can still be reached via social media, the Vatican’s digital expert has said. Monsignor Paul Tighe, who helped develop Pope Francis’ online presence, urged Catholic clergy acrossContinue Reading